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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Property Lists for Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars establish classifications of shapes by various properties (angles, sides, etc.). They introduce the important properties of common shapes. Students develop an awareness of the wide variety of ways the 2-D shapes can be alike.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quadrilateral Clues

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Fourth and fifth graders work in pairs  explore quadrilaterals. In this problem-solving instructional activity, learners participate in hands-on activities that require them to identify, describe, compare, and classify quadrilaterals....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ExplorA-Pond:3rd Grade Shapes & Fractions

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students, using a map, drawing or aerial view of a pond, represent the shape of the pond using simple geometric shapes or fractions of those shapes. They identify the numerator and denominator in each fraction created.
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Lesson Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Developing the Concept: Triangles and Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Exact narrative and examples make this lesson on polygons easy to implement. Through it, your class will learn how to use a protractor and ruler to construct triangles and quadrilaterals according to your directions. Your class will be...
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Lesson Plan
Arizona State University

Roundup Shapes

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Let's study 2-D shapes! Young mathematicians compare and classify shapes according to attributes. They evaluate shape riddles and predict the shape being described. Here is the website where you can find the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geometry of Triangles - Week 6

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this triangle worksheet, learners explore the characteristics of triangles. They find the area of a pentagon, lengths of the sides of a triangle and the area of a quadrilateral. This two-page worksheet contains seven problems.
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Curated OER

Polygons in Symmetry: Animal Inventions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use polygons to create animal figures with symmetry. In this polygons and symmetry lesson plan, 4th graders create a symmetrical animal collage by cutting and gluing geometric shapes and figures from math activities.  
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transformational Geometry Using the Geometer's Sketchpad

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete a webquest on the various types of symmetry. Using a computer, they explore the concepts of transformational geometry and identify points, segments, lines and planes. They experiment with the rotation of a quadrilateral...
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Curated OER

What Shape am I?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students analyze characteristics of geometric shapes. They find shapes in their environment, and communicate why it is like the shape of their choice and not like another shape.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Value of Volume

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students measure the perimeter and area of their polygons. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the volume and area using the correct tools. They calculate the time and temperature and the perimeter and side lengths of triangles.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Similar Polygons

For Students 10th
In this similar polygons worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 20 various types of problems. First, they solve each proportion. Then, students write a ratio expressing the slope of a line through each pair of points. In addition,...
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Curated OER

Regular Pyramids

For Teachers 10th
In this Geometry worksheet, 10th graders solve problems involving the properties of a regular pyramid.  The one page worksheet contains two multiple choice questions.  Answers are included. 
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Curated OER

Properties of Special Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Teach your mathematicians how to identify the properties of quadrilaterals. In this geometry lesson, students solve for missing angles and sides of a special quadrilateral. They use the TI to move the sides around and create different...
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Curated OER

Angle Exploration and Classification

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students compare and contrast angles and identify them as acute, obtuse, right, or straight angles. They create rays and angles using uncooked spaghetti, read and discuss key vocabulary terms, and complete a variety of geometry worksheets.
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Curated OER

Shapes Are Everywhere

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use various shapes to identify polygons and understand symmetry. They explore pattern blocks noticing their similarities and differences, then share with other team members. They draw 3 polygons in their journals and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Circles and Related

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students classify angles. In this angles lesson, students explore the characteristics of angles, triangles, quadrilaterals and circles. They identify polygons and sing a classifying angles song. Students participate in a manipulative...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Parallelogram Worksheet

For Students 10th - 11th
For this geometry worksheet, students identify important properties of parallelograms. They identify properties of the sides, angles and diagonals. There identify special parallelograms also.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Surface Area of Prism

For Students 10th
Tenth graders are provided instructions, including a video, on calculating the surface area of a prism. The one-page interactive worksheet contains two worked questions. Answers are included. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shaping Up with Nature at Black Bayou Lake

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students visit a local lake refuge and identify shapes they find in nature. They take pictures of the various shapes and use KidPix to draw shapes around the shapes in the pictures. They watch a slideshow of all the shapes found by their...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Midpoints and Bisectors

For Students 9th - 10th
In this geometry learning exercise, students calculate the midpoints of polygons using coordinate pairs. They find the  angle bisector, altitude and median of the given triangles. There are 33 questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Geoboard Activity

For Students 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders use geoboards or the grid representation of a geoboard to construct the indicated geometric figure. The three page worksheet contains twenty-seven questions. Answers are not included.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to Fractals: Geometric Fractals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study and observe the patterns made by the areas of the Sierpinski Triangle. Students use the computer to draw two or three iterations to discover the number patterns. Middle schoolers complete worksheets based on...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rep Tiles

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use pattern blocks of one shape at a time to try to create a similar shape. They compare the perimeter of the new figure with the perimeter of the original shape and look for a pattern. Students use the pattern to predict...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pent-up Pentominoes

For Teachers 1st
Students explore pentominoes in this activity. They build shapes as directed and color the tiles on their grid sheet.